Piper produced their best performance of the season to hold title contenders AD Computers to a well deserved 1-1 draw.

Craker opened the scoring for AD with a header, but Matty Brown's 20-yard shot was deflected into his own net by Neil Bromfield for Piper's equaliser.

APPLETREE 1, BULKHAUL 2

VETERAN Colin Owens scored first for Appletree and marshalled his defence superbly.

But two second half goals from McElvaney and Ingham gave Bulkhaul a much-needed victory.

BRUNTON ARMS 0, RACE FURNITURE 1

THIS was an entertaining but tight affair between two committed teams both looking for maximum points to keep their promotion hopes alive.

The majority of the game was played in midfield with neither keeper really having a shot to save.

It was going to take something special to separate the sides and just before half-time Race came up trumps when a cross-field ball found Lee Mitchell on the edge of the box, and his sweet volley crashed into the net.